Fishing-line attachment



May 15, 1928. 1,670,185

J. w. BOND FISHING LINE ATTACHMENT Filed Jgne 6,4 1927 ZZ y 26 5 55 77 Patented May 15,1928.

UNITED STATES JOHN WILLIAM BOND, or VICTORIA, Bm'risiicoLUirIBIA,` CANADA..

' FISHING-LINE ATTACHMNT .Application led June 6,

This invention relates to improvements in fishing line attachments and more partiv cularly to that class of attachment vfor fishing lines known as line-stop andthe objects of the invention are to `provide a` simpliied device of this description Which Will expedite and make morepracticable and suc cessful tlie'use of 'additional short line carrying spoons, as commonly attached to main trolling lines. The full and independent action of my improved device will prevent the short line from becoming coiled around pull, the coil unwinds, and there is not, atr

the critical moment, any resistance, so that i' the hook invariably fails to take hold, thus vio i been threaded through one end 14 of thel permitting theish to escape. -My improved attachment is to prevent this happening.

Referring now tothe drawings, in Which like characters ofmreferenceindicate corresponding parts in each figure, l

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved device attached to a trolling line 'With the short lines connected thereto.l v,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section ofthe attachment. l

Figure 3 is an end View of the device. Referring more particularly to the drawings, in Which a prefeired[example"of my invention is shown, l()A designates the main trolling line provided at spaced intervals with metal stop members 11 and 12,tlirough which the trolling-line is threaded. A central orifice 18 is provided in these stops, through which, When the trollingline has stop, it is pulled out to the position required and a knot 15 tiedl therein, the line being then passed on through and out the other end 17 of the stop (see Figure 2). rThe Vspoon baits 18 and 19 are connected by suitable lines 2O to metal snap hook members 21 formed With eyes 22 at their outer ends and adaptedL at their other ends to embrace `in snapped-on position the stops 11 and 12.

The shank of the snap is bent as vat 24 inv the direction of the spoon to prevent the loop of the snap from jamming on the central collar portion 25 of the stop.

1927. serial No. 196,927.

, It Willalso be noted `that the contact siirfaces 26 of the snap are slightly flat to ensure that its firmer.

The endl of the trolling line is connectedk in tlieusiial Way to a sinker 27l Witha spoon bait 28.

` PATE NTv or-Ficegf position onbearing vvilily he l It will benotedifrom the foregoing that. f on a iisli striking one of thehooks'29, and"v resistance Will be immediately oifered, securely. retaining the fish thereon. i"

By referring i that the inneriends of thejvorifices 14 and 17r are cup-:shaped `indicatedat 82 and 33 to accommodate the line.

` As many changes could be made .inthe above constructiomand many apparently to Figure 2v'it` will be noted' vWidely different embodiments of my in'vention, Witliiirtlie scope" of the claims, con

structed :without departing frojin'tlie. spirit or scope thereof, it yis intended thatV rall vmatl tei' contained in the accompanying specifi,-H

cation and dra-Wings shall beinterpreted as illustrative and not in ya, limiting sense. W'hat I yclaim as my invention is etv 1. In an attachment `of the characterfdethe main line, of stop lmembers adapted to engage vvith said line,` and knots formed` /SCllbedfOF fishing, the combination vivitli i and communicating lmeans formed in the "1- stops for-jpermitting the line to beknotted" after engaging with the' stops, and hait-car@ rying snap hooks adapted to detacliably engage With the stops. .Y

2. In' an attachment of 'the character cle-- Vscribed for fishing, the` combinationA with f the mainline, ofstop members adapted'to engage with said line.' and knotsfoiined in.-

tegral with the` line'wvithin said stops to limit the travel of the stop on theline, and

" communicating means `formed in the stops for perinitting'the -line to be. knotted after" engaging [with `the stops, and Vbaitcarrying snap liooksadapted 'todetachably engage with theA stops, and means'integral' withthe stopsfor limiting the' travel of hooks on 'the stops.

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